{
  "id": 1783859,
  "title": "Ray Stevens to Be Honored With Star-Studded Opry House Concert Featuring Jamey Johnson & More",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ray-stevens-to-be-honored-with-star-studded-opry-house-concert",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:41:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/country/ray-stevens-honor-opry-house-concert-1236318826/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Grand Ole Opry House will honor comedian and musician Ray Stevens with a star-studded concert on November 9, featuring a host of country music legends. Comedian Cledus T. Judd will host the event, \"Don’t Look, Ethel! A Salute to the Musical Genius of Ray Stevens,\" alongside performances from Ricky Skaggs, Ronnie Milsap, Jamey Johnson, Gretchen Wilson, Mark Chesnutt, The Gatlin Brothers, Lee Greenwood, Collin Raye, Darryl Worley, Dailey & Vincent, Mark Wills, Billy Dean, Jeff Bates, Deborah Allen, and Randy Travis. Nancy Jones, George Jones' widow, will make remarks, along with WWE Hall of Famer Jerry \"The King\" Lawler and WWE luminary Mickie James. Nashville band Sixwire will serve as the house band. Stevens, a Country Music Hall of Famer, has had a prolific career, earning numerous hits throughout the decades and receiving multiple Grammy awards for his work.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}